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Noke Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.40633, -1.61401

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 112m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Tamarisk-moss, Common Pottia +54 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown +15 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 4Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 4Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monk's Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: bridleway
Watercourse Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Milestone by the A4, Noke Wood, Little Bedwyn parish

📷 Milestone Society · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Milestone by the A4, Noke Wood, Little Bedwyn parish

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